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EX17 2YU

Crediton Lawrence · Mid Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Crediton Lawrence
Local authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Central Devon
Postcode district
EX17
Postcode sector
EX17 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX17 2DE 1 m
EX17 2DQ 66 m
EX17 2DN 93 m
EX17 2AX 96 m
EX17 2AU 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX17 2YU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 July 2001
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX17
Postcode sector
EX17 2
Latitude
50.792903
Longitude
-3.662840
British National Grid easting
282,898
British National Grid northing
100,579

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Mid Devon · E07000042
Electoral ward
Crediton Lawrence · E05014801
Parish or community
E04003021
Westminster constituency
Central Devon · E14001155
Output area
E00101569
Lower layer super output area
Mid Devon 011D · E01020061
Middle layer super output area
Mid Devon 011 · E02004174

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. Queen Elizabeth's

    Academy converter

    254 m

  2. Landscore Primary School

    Community school

    769 m

  3. Hayward's Primary School

    Community school

    986 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
700
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 307
  • Shoplifting 116
  • Criminal damage and arson 65
  • Anti social behaviour 59
  • Public order 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EX17 2 residents
2,401

Age bands in EX17 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

334 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

217 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.5%

422 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

601 residents

Age 65 and over
31%

707 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • REDLANDS PRIMARY CARE

    JOSEPH LOCKE WAY, CREDITON, EX17 3FD

    ODS code L83127

    1.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Churchill Drive

    BCT · Crediton

    0.1 miles

  • Churchill Drive

    BCT · Crediton

    0.1 miles

  • Green

    BCT · Crediton

    0.1 miles

  • Green

    BCT · Crediton

    0.2 miles

  • St Lawences Green

    BCT · Crediton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Devon 011D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,812 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Queen Elizabeth's is the nearest published school at 254 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

700 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 307 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.